Furniture Installation Services

Planning, installing, refurbishing, adjusting and managing modular office system components requires specialized expertise not available from most movers.Relocating your panel systems and modular furniture (“systems furniture”) is more intricate than moving your typical office furniture. Specifically, your systems furniture will need to be disassembled at your current office and reinstalled at your prospective office location. Professional Movers.com began offering office furniture installation services to the Detroit Metropolitan Area in 1978. We are founded on the principle of supervised and well managed furniture installations and designs. We have found that this principle has enabled Professional Movers.com to establish a level of intimacy, reliance, and trust with our clients, that for too long has been absent from the furniture installation industry.

We employ one of the largest, most experienced staff of furniture installation professionals in the entire state of Michigan. Our Furniture Installers are capable of interpreting complex design blueprints and making on-site plan adjustments in order to accommodate building irregularities or last minute changes. Our furniture installers are specially trained on product types and installation techniques particular to a wide variety of system manufacturers and office configurations including, Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Haworth Office Furniture product lines.

Professional Movers.com assigns a Certified Furniture Installation Consultant for every project. All of our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants have extensive training and experience in systems planning, installation, move management and refurbishment services. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants use proven systems and methods to maximize efficiencies, saving time and effort for your employees, and money for your company. They will assemble just the right size installation team– each member trained in the manufacturer’s specifications. From the moment we start an office furniture installation, the Certified Furniture Installation Consultant will handle all estimates, coordination and communication throughout the job cycle – working in harmony with other vendors. If an office move or relocation is required, Professional Movers.com office movers and fleet of trucks are at your service.

Below you will find a list of the many furniture installation services we can provide:

Furniture Installation Services We Provide

System Furniture & Casegoods Install	Service Work and Repairs
Existing Furniture Reconfigurations	Furniture Re-upholstery & Refurbishing
Floor-to-Ceiling Wall Installation	Wood Touch-ups & Refinishing
Decommissioning Used Furniture	Office Appliance Installation
Partition & Panel Cleaning	Mobile File Installation
Inventory Management & Warehousing	Laboratory & Healthcare Installation
Space Planning & CAD Site Drawing	Electrical and Carpentry Work
Lock & Key Replacements	The Furniture Installation Process

 

Systems Furniture and Casegoods Installation

This service takes into account the installation of new product.  Services include receiving (on-site or at our warehouse), delivery, and complete installation of the product.  Professional Movers.com provides accurate, timely information on all aspects of the project, from receiving, through completion of the project punch list, including written daily project activity reports.  Our highly trained installation crew prides itself on its professional installation techniques, including the use of chalk lines, dry lines and lasers to achieve the high quality of finished installations that today’s clients deserve and demand.

Existing Furniture Reconfiguration

This service deals with the constant churn factors which exist in present day office environments. With an emphasis on meeting the needs of the client, we take great care in the dis-assembly, moving, and re-assembly of existing office furnishings. Upbeat professional attitudes are our trademark, in dealing with clients in reconfiguration situations.  Working in conjunction with movers, telecommunications personnel, and uprooted end-users can present very stressful scenarios.  Our organization takes the time to interface with all of the parties involved to develop detailed schedules (including flextime) so as to make the entire reconfiguration as “painless” as possible. The quality of today’s systems furniture makes it possible to reconfigure furnishings over and over  again with no loss in the product’s performance abilities, as long as the product is handled intelligently and carefully. This is an area where our organization excels, by using properly trained installation supervisors, who are both product knowledgeable and solution oriented.

Floor-to-Ceiling Wall Installation

The installation of full height demountable walls and modular flooring requires a specialized group of installation personnel, trained not only in furniture installation and carpentry techniques, but also possessing the proper equipment required to properly handle and install this expanding product segment.  Professional Movers.com prides itself on providing manufacturer’s training for its full height wall and modular flooring personnel, to ensure the success of these highly detailed installations.  Laser levels are used in the layout and installation phases of both products to provide accurate and professional results every time.

Decommissioning Used Furniture

Today’s clients often have furniture (systems, case goods, files, and seating) which has outlived its useful life, and must be replaced.  In addition to providing installation services for the new products which clients purchase, Professional Movers.com can also assess the value of existing furniture and facilitate the brokering and removal of the existing product.  A significant portion of landfill waste is generated from the corporate environment, and most of that is furniture and equipment. With increased awareness and accountability for companies to behave as good corporate citizens, and with pressure to meet CSR (corporate social responsibility) goals, we can help with the responsible re-disposition of your office furnishings. This area demands accuracy and trust, to help the client obtain the most value for their existing product, while carefully planning and executing the disassembly and removal of the existing product to help meet move and construction schedules.

What do you do with your un-needed or unwanted furniture assets when you move or renovate?

At Professional Movers.com we take our role in the furniture supply chain very seriously, and strive to help our clients strive for zero waste with a combination of the various options available to you. With a focus on the bottom line, and an educated effort to keep furniture out of our landfills, the staff at Professional Movers.com can help you assess your options and help make responsible decisions.

Your Options include:

• Reconditioning and/or Reconfiguration – Refresh and renew the existing products that may have many serviceable years ahead but simply need to be repaired, painted, touched up or reupholstered. We can help identify the realistic options in this category. We work with many customers who need help with the assessment process of their existing inventory. Reconfiguring your office space plan can also breathe new life into existing furniture that may seam to no longer suit your needs only because of how it is being utilized. Through the design services offered at Professional Movers.com a more effective office space plan may be just the ticket.
• Resale
- The used furniture market is an option only if you are realistic about the value of your furniture assets. The industry rule of thumb for used systems furniture is that your perfectly good used furniture is likely worth between 1 – 10 % of its original invoiced value. That is if the product is in good shape and not missing components or trim. Anything less than perfectly good workstations, chairs and lateral filing cabinets could become a cost burden to you. Vertical filing cabinets are not valued at all in the resale market. Many of our customers are happy to have the product removed at no cost, however in many cases you will be faced with costs for removal if your furniture is not deemed to be marketable. Experience counts when working with the used furniture market, let us take the headache out of the analysis and present you with your realistic options.
• Donation – Often considered the first stop for perfectly good, but no-longer-needed furniture, donating to a not-for-profit or start-up organization is a great way to do the right thing and keep furniture out of a landfill. Donating furniture, however, is not a simple business. Your donated furniture needs to match the needs and space requirements of your chosen organization at just the moment that they need it. Even if the timing happens to be right, is it the right size, the right color, or function for them? Does it need to be re-designed or modified to suit their needs? Most NFP organizations have the same work place management considerations that any other business has. So it is a complicated process to connect the available product to the current need. Professional Movers.com can help with the tricky business of making good on your intentions. We can certainly help with adding donation to your decommissioning plan.
• Recycling – The next-to-last option for your used furniture is to have it removed from site and responsibly dismantled and recycled for all salvageable parts and materials. This is typically a task our clients cannot take on themselves. With a large warehouse facility, trucks, experienced staff and the tools for the job we can assist with this necessary step. Professional Movers.com will remove all of the decommissioned furniture from your facility separating the product that is recyclable from what is not recyclable. Then transport it to the appropriate destination. Although we have a goal of zero waste, this is often difficult to achieve as most systems furniture and seating are comprised of between 10% to 70% recyclable materials  (most systems furniture have between 20% – 50% recyclable content while chairs are broader range depending on component materials). Most metal cabinets are 100% recyclable after they have served a long life!

Partition & Panel Cleaning

Think about the dust that collects in your office every week. Imagine the amount of dust that settles onto your workstations after a few years. As office expense spirals ever higher, replacing existing furniture can be a very costly proposition.  Instead, a visit from our experienced staff could save you thousands of dollars while improving office ambience, morale and air quality. Professional Movers.com can professionally clean your panel systems and upholstered seating. We also offer a scheduled cleaning and maintenance program. Our fabric restoration services will return your modular office panels, fabric-covered walls and upholstered furniture to “like new” conditions, helping your office furnishings regain their original beauty.

Inventory Management & Warehousing

This service is centered on the proper storage and management of warehoused product.  Inventory management techniques are used during the initial pick-up, and a computerized inventory is developed as part of a client database for ease of access to information.  Properly trained warehouse managers and personnel, along with a well maintained storage facility, assure the client trouble-free storage.

Space Planning & CAD Site Drawing

Professional Movers.com uses industry standard design and specification programs including: AutoCAD (2008), CAP Studio, Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office to create your workspace drawings. After spending time with you to determine your specific needs, we create drawings addressing the requirements of the project or area of your facility. We take into consideration each person or departmental job function, understanding how employees interact with each other and how departments relate to one another. We also assess your common use areas, such as filing rooms, equipment areas or lounge areas. In addition, we’ll take into consideration any plans you may have for future expansion. Once you approve the plan, we give you complete, detailed installation drawings. In the event that your project is being managed or coordinated by an architectural firm or another design service that lacks the ability to provide adequate installation documents, Professional Movers.com will create them for you.

Lock & Key Replacements

At Professional Movers.com our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants can provide replacement office furniture keys and locks for your file cabinets or desks. Through our industry relationship with easykeys.com, we are able to offer replacement keys and locks for office furniture manufacturers including, but not limited to Kimball Office, Steelcase, Haworth, HON, Knoll, Herman Miller, Teknion and Global. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant will ask for your lock number, which is stamped on the face of the lock or key and he will take it from there.

Service Work and Repairs

Even with the high quality of today’s office furnishings, occasionally chairs malfunction, drawers stick and locks jam.  Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants are trained to troubleshoot problems and provide solutions.  Prompt and effective action is our key to effective service and repair work.

Furniture Re-upholstery & Refurbishing

Revitalize your environment and protect your assets. Whether your existing office furniture is worn out, or you just need a new look, Professional Movers.com can refresh and reupholster existing furnishings to make it look new again. Almost limitless upholstery options exist and you’ll extend the life of your furniture for years. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant will provide you with samples that can help improve the look of your office environment.

Wood Touch-ups & Refinishing

Professional Movers.com has furniture repair technicians on staff that can provide refinishing services to any of your executive wood furniture. They start by performing any necessary repairs, such as re-gluing loose parts or peeling veneer, replacing broken or cracked pieces, etc. Then the furniture piece is stripped of old paint, stain, varnish and or other finishes. It may be bleached to lighten the wood or remove stains, after which the furniture is carefully sanded, often several times. Then a stain is applied and finished with varnish or some other protective clear coat, (semi, satin, gloss) finish. Professional Movers.com will help restore your executive wood furniture often for a fraction of the cost to buy new furniture. For pricing on touch-up or refinishing services just ask your Certified Furniture Installation Consultant.

Office Appliance Installation

Professional Movers.com offers appliance installation services for your office kitchen area. Whether you bought new or used appliances, our appliance installers will connect your appliances correctly the first time. Our friendly and reliable appliance installers have years of experience providing installations of all brands, styles, and models of office kitchen appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, ranges, and more. In addition, if your office would like to take existing appliances with you to your new office, our appliance installers will disconnect the appliances and reconnect them at your new office.

Mobile File Installation

Professional Movers.com specializes in the installation of movable shelving and high density mobile file systems, such as vertical carousels, horizontal carousels, and electric mobile shelving systems. In fact, each year our installers perform thousands of mobile file installations to many of the Detroit area’s top medical and law offices. Moving a filing system is an important and difficult task. Our installers are trained to dismantle, move, and re-install any existing filing system. Our relocation services also include moving of file folders, books, and other forms of media. We move the entire system, equipment and contents, to the new location quickly, efficiently, and orderly per your specifications. If you have a requirement to change your file system from a top tab to side tab file folder, our trained professionals will provide conversion services to save you money and manpower.

Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants will provide a unique and complete solution for your multiple storage problems that will directly contribute to improving the efficiency of your filing management system. We analyze your needs, devise a solution, install the equipment and train your staff. You see the immediate results. You can free up to 80% of the space your files currently occupy. And filing efficiency can double while lost and misplaced files practically become a thing of the past. Typically, the mobile filing system will be installed on a track that will allow you to shift file racks to conserve space or increase your file capacity. Your mobile filing system will be installed properly the first time so you will not have to worry about your file racks becoming stuck in a locked position and causing your business to suffer any loss of productivity.

Laboratory & Healthcare Installation

Unlike most installation service companies, Professional Movers.com has the skilled installers to integrate factory components, like Milcare and Co-Struc from Herman Miller, with finish carpentry into superior workstations for labs and health care furniture installations. Our vast number of highly trained installers can complete your job with high quality craftsmanship to meet your deadlines. We understand the high demands of the health care industry. Our team has years of experience in all aspects of health care furniture installation from design to implementation. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants will deliver the professional health care furniture installation services you require.

We Specializes in the Following Health care Furniture Manufacturers

1. Herman Miller Healthcare
2. Steelcase Nurture
3. Haworth LifeSCIENCE
4. Teknion Medical

Electrical and Carpentry Work

At Professional Movers.com we have developed a list of pre-qualified preferred vendors that we have worked with on many commercial moving projects. During your project, we are happy to recommend pre-qualified vendors such as electricians, construction contractors, office furniture dealers (both new and used), document purging companies, architects / space planners, phone and internet providers, and security companies.

The Furniture Installation Process

At Professional Movers.com our installation team can install just about any type of workplace product imaginable. They are experts in furniture systems, and can install either newly purchased products, or existing pieces you’d like to relocate. Professional Movers.com has an outstanding industry reputation for installation services thanks to the proven processes we follow. The planning phase of installation begins long before the product arrives.

The 3 Step Process

The planning process begins with a meeting between our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant, the furniture project manager, and the lead installer. At this meeting, the team reviews project installation drawings, and specifications. The team determines complexity, manpower requirements, product delivery, schedule and site needs. The installation date is set, and specific installers are assigned to the job.

At the time of installation, the crew reviews all on-site project specifics. They locate staging areas, take care of necessary building protection, and establish the route that trash will leave the site. Products are brought in using a pre-planned sequence that allows workers such as cable installers or electricians to complete their tasks. When the installation is completed, the crew ensures everything is clean, complete and fine-tuned to the customers’ satisfaction. The lead installer roams the site to double-check for any last minute issues or adjustments needed. Then, the team quickly gets out of the way, so you can unpack and get back to work.

Contact one of our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants today at 248-926-9999 to discuss your installation needs for any new or existing products in your workspace.

You’re faced with a big project. Your company is expanding, and you need to ensure all furniture designs meets the needs of all users, stays within budget, and reflects the way your company works. Or, equally intimidating, you have to consolidate offices and re-design existing spaces to be more efficient than ever. And, you want to ensure everything stays within budget.

At Professional Movers.com we’ve combined traditional design principles with our own unique approach to the workplace. The result is a proven, four-step process that ensures the workplace design integrates with your building, culture, brand and budget.

Step 1: Pre-Design (getting started, also sometimes called “programming”)

At Professional Movers.com we believe that a productive workplace begins with effective design. The Pre-Design stage is the time to gather information. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant meets with you to discuss project goals and gather requirements. We can also meet with anyone else who may have valuable feedback to offer, whether it be your end-users, consultants, or design firms. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants help our clients achieve functional work environments that enhance your company’s image and productivity on a multitude of levels to include:

• Attracting and retaining employees.
• Development of organizational image and culture.
• Enhancing organizational performance through effective space utilization.
• Maximizing worker productivity.
• Reducing square footage costs through effective planning.

We visit your job site, or, if it’s under construction, study the completed design drawings. Plans of existing conditions are created, often with verified field dimensions. If the project focuses on reusing existing furniture, we’ll also do an inventory. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants will work with all departments within your company to ensure you are meeting the needs of today while providing flexibility for future change.

Step 2: Design Development (understanding what you’re getting)

In the design development phase, ideas are explored and concepts tested. Drawings show your adjacency of department, people, and support areas. You get a chance to see actual workstation designs. (We call them “typicals.”) Service selections will be made and presented for all the products used on your project.

The adjacency drawings are updated to reflect your final service choice. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants are trained to describe the design process clearly and in plain terms, so you understand exactly what you’re getting, every step of the way.

Step 3: Furniture Installation Day

On furniture installation day, our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant, on-site supervisor, and move team will arrive on-time and check in with your company representative. They will again review the daily install plan and begin their work. Your office furniture will be installed by our supervised team that will consist of experienced installers who are permanent employees of Professional Movers.com Each installer assigned to your job will have been pre-screened and have already passed a third-party certified background check that includes a rigorous criminal background investigation and drug-screening. At Professional Movers.com we employ only the best, well trained, skilled, and courteous professional people. Our installers will be in uniform and prepared to work within an office environment. They will be non-smokers and abide by all policies set forth by your company.

Since our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant has already laid the foundation for a successful installation, you can expect your installation job to be stress-free and organized. Our installers will be highly skilled using the latest moving equipment to protect your office and items. All of your office furniture will be placed in their designated areas using our color coded labeling system. Any items disconnected will be reconnected at your new office. At the end of your installation, our working supervisor will check –in with your company representative to see if they would like any items shifted or repositioned at your new office. When everything is positioned correctly, our installers will wipe down all desk tops with a light cleaning solution to ensure your employees arrive to find clean work surfaces.

If you are still unsure but would like to begin exploring the possibility of working with Professional Movers.com to provide furniture installation services, contact us at 248-926-9999. One of our Certified Furniture Installation Consultants will be happy to discuss your options and answer any of your questions. When you are ready, we will schedule an appointment based on your availability to visit your office. Our Certified Furniture Installation Consultant will provide a detailed assessment of your needs and provide you with pricing.